37.5 hours (Due to the nature of the role we can only consider full time hours only) We are seeking to recruit a caring and dynamic experienced senior manager and practitioner to manage our services across Greater Manchester and Cumbria. This role covers a range of services including supported living for people with a learning disability, supported housing for people with mental health needs, Older Adults Care Home and Extra Care services. You will be responsible for managing the Registered Managers across a variety of services within these regions ensuring the quality of service delivery. Applicant must have a strategic mind set and experience of leading and managing change in addition to strong leadership, communication and influencing skills. The role also involves the management of the different contractual arrangements with a number of Local Authorities, ensuring contract compliance with KPI's and quality standards. You will ensure that services are delivered in line with Creative Supports ethos, values and quality standards. The role also involves ensuring an open culture across all services, developing a framework for learning and continuous improvement. This role also includes the management of wider staff teams ensuring that sufficient staff are recruited, inducted and trained and consistent teams are developed. You will also be responsible for the management of service budgets and resources ensuring these are deployed and used as efficiently as possible and in a person centred way to enable positive outcomes to be achieved for individual service users. You will be responsive to family members ensuring positive engagement and joint working. You will also work closely with statutory services, housing providers and other key stakeholders, developing excellent positive and mutually respectful relationships. The role will include extensive travel and regular overnight stays in Carlisle. A car driver is essential as is the ability to be flexible and resilient. The role also involves attending key meetings such as contract monitoring with the commissioners, assisting the Registered Manager with reports and action plans. Leading on social care governance meetings locally and seeking ways to ensure the services continue to improve and innovate. You will also contribute corporately through attendance at senior managers meetings, contributing to training, quality development, conferences, and corporate events. You will be fully supported in role by the Service Director for these service areas and through our network of senior Managers who meet to share good practice and discuss issues raised through CQC inspections. Applicant must hold a professional Social Care Practioner qualification, have extensive Social care experience at a senior level and have excellent communication and leadership skills. Vacancy Reference Number: 84060 Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 38 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS. We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK Application Instructions: In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above. You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829. Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS